Lawn sprinkler



Piumini Pet. ii, 193s i N.UNITED fsTATEs PATENT oFFlcE 7 Claims.

The invention relates to water sprinklers and has for its general object the provision of a novel lawn sprinkler of what is known as the wiggl'er type.

An important object of the invention is to provide a lawn sprinkler embodying a. rotary head carrying a flexible hose mounted on a jointed support so that as the device rotates the hose will be givenv a constantly varying motion which will act to distribute the water over a large area and in such a manner that no excessive amount will be concentrated upon any particular spot as is so frequently the case where use is made of a spray head or nozzle moving in an absolutely iixed path.

Another object of the linvention is to provide a rotary lawn sprinkler embodying a hose supporting member. constructed as the representation of a humorous, grotesque or other desired human gure which is mounted upon the head and which has a jointed arm connected with and carrying the flexible hose', the entire arrangement painted iigures of children, birds, animals and.

the like about lawns for ornamental purposes.

An additional object is to provide a. device of this character which may make use of an already existing rotary sprinkler or which may be of special design in this respect, the entire device being moreover simple and inexpensive to makeand assemble, positive in action, eilicient and durable in service, and a general improvement in the To the attainment of the foregoing and other objects and advantages, the invention preferably consists in the details of construction and the arrangement and combination of parts'to be hereinafter morefully described and claimed, and illustrated in the which; f l

llligure 1 is a. front elevation of the device, the

' movabllity of and hose being indicated by dot and dash lines, Figure 2 is a. side elevation,`

accompanying drawing inV 'Figure 3 is a cross section taken on the line 3--3 of Figure l. y

lReferring more particularly to the drawing, I

have shown the device as comprising a base I0, conveniently formed as a casting and having mounted thereon in any suitable or preferred manner a rotary head I I which may be T-shaped or-which includes laterally extending arms I2 one of Which'may or may not be equippedwith a reaction jet I3 and the other of which is equipped with an angularly extending outlet I4. Extend ing up through the base for communication with .the rotary head il is an inlet connection I5 to which a lawn hose I6 is connected.

Secured upon the head il as for example by means of a. pair of clamps or clips Il is an upstanding figure i8 which may be of any desired height and material and which is intended, in vaoc'ordietnce with my invention, to` be the representation of a human figure, for instance an overall clad colored boy as shown in the drawing though this is merely indicative of the idea involved and not at all restrictive or limitative as it is obviously within the purview of the inventionto provide any other ligure in accordance with the preference of the manufacturer, theprincipal idea being that a gure of this type would naturally be perhaps somewhat grotesque and/or Such a ligure may be readily sawed out of a board or could justas easily be made as a. metal stamping and would of course be finished in appropriate and bright colors so as to have an attractive appearance.

One of the features of the invention is the provision of a jointed arm which carries a length of flexible hose I9 connected at one end with the outlet connection i4 and having its other end provided with a suitable spray nozzle 2liV of any ordinary or preferred type. The hose I9 is shown as extending across back of the iigure and braced or connected at the opposite edge thereof by a band or clip IS. This supporting arm for the discharge hose I8 is represented Vas including an upper arm section 2l loosely and movably connected at 22 with the shoulder of the figure, and a lower arm section 23 loosely will be capable of almost universal movement.

Assuming that water under pressure is supplied to the device through the hose I6, or through a rigid pipe if such is preferred, it will be seen that the water owing through the head II and arms I2 would pass out through the reaction Jet I3 and the outlet connection I4. Incidentally it might be mentioned that the jet I3 Vis not necessary and may'be omitted or closed if desired as actual demonstration discloses the fact that in its absence the head will rotate, carrying with it the figure I8 and the discharge hose I9. As

the ilgure turns, the reaction caused by water ejected from the nozzle 20, and alsothe centrifugal force exerted upon the discharge hose' tators while at the same time the constantly` changing direction of the spray issuing from the nozzle 20 insures a thorough hing of the lawn. From the foregoing description and a study of the. drawing it will be apparent that I have thus Y provided an extremely simple and consequently inexpensive device for the purpose specified and one which will be very attractive in its appearance and action. It is thought from the above that. the construction,l operation and advantages will be readily apparent to one skilled in the art without further explanation. i

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention; it should be understood that the disclosure is merely an exemplirlcation of the principles involved as the right is reserved to make all such changes in the details of construction as will widen the eld of utility and increasev the adaptability of the device provided such changes-constitute no depar ture from the spirit of the invention or the scope of` the claims hereunto appended.

Having thus described the invention, I claim: 1. Asprinkler of the character described comprising a base equipped with a water inlet, a

rotary head mounted on said base and having an outlet, an upstanding support mounted on said head, `a ilexible discharge hose connected 'with said outlet and equipped with a spray nozzle, and means swingablyxconnected with said support and connected with the intermediate portion ofsaid discharge hose.

end with said outlet connection, equipped at its other end with a spray nozzle and having its intermediate portion carried by said jointed arm.

3. A sprinkling device oi the character described comprising a relatively stationary base having a Water inlet for connection with a supply line, a head rotatably mounted on said base and communicating with said inlet, said head including oppositely extending arms, a. laterally inclined outlet on one of said arms, an upstanding support carried by said arms and formed` as the representationof a humangure, an upper arm section loosely and movably connected to the shoulder portion o1r said figure, a lower arm section loosely and movably connected with the upper arm section, and a iiexible discharge hose connected at one end with said outlet and equipped at its other end with a spray' nozzle, and having its intermediate portion connected with said lower arm section. Y

4. A sprinkling device of the character described comprising a relatively stationary base having a water inlet for connection withv a supply line, a head rotatably mounted on said'base and communicating with said inlet, said head including oppositely extending arms, a laterally inclined outlet on one of said arms, an upstanding support carried by said arms and formed as the representation of ahuman figure, an upper arm section loosely and .movably connected to the shoulder tion; the connection between the arm sections and between the upper arm section and i said shoulder portion consisting of interengaged rings. 5. A sprinkler comprising a base, a rotary head mounted on said base and having an outlet and an inlet, an upstanding support carried by said head, a ilexible discharge hose connected with said outlet, anda supporting element for the hose 4 connected with the'intermediate portion thereof and plvotally connected' with said upstanding support.

6. A sprinkler of .the character described comprising a base having an inlet for connection with a water supply line, a head rotatably mounted upon said base and in communication with said inlet, an outlet von said head, Van upstanding support formed as the representation of a figure mounted on said head,I a jointed supporting element. plvotally connected with said ligure, and a flexible discharge hose connected with said outlet and having its -intermediate portion carried by said jointed element.

7. A sprinkler comprising a base having a water inletV connection, a' head `rotatably mounted upon said base in communication with said inlet and provided with an outlet connection, an upstanding support carried by said head, 'an arm plvotally connected with said supportand formed of jointed sections, and a ilexible discharge hoseV connected with said outlet connection and havingv its intermediate portion carried by said jointed am.

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